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recurrent

Syllabification: (re·cur·rent)
Pronunciation: /riˈkərənt, -ˈkə-rənt/
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Definition of recurrent

adjective

  • 1occurring often or repeatedly:she had a recurrent dream about falling
  • 2 Anatomy (of a nerve or blood vessel) turning back so as to reverse direction.

Derivatives

recurrently

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century (recurrent (sense 2)): from Latin recurrent- 'running back', from the verb recurrere (see recur)

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